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Chemicals which cannot be used Explanation

Volatile organic solvents,
chemical detergents

Anticorrosion agent

Commercial defogging
agents

Grease other than specified
silicone grease

Adhesive

Do not clean the Case with alcohol, gasoline, thinner or other volatile organic solvents or
with chemical detergents etc. Pure water or lukewarm water is sufficient.

Do not use anticorrosion agents. The metal parts use stainless steel or brass,
and washing with pure water is sufficient.

Do not use commercial defogging agents. Always use the specified desiccant
silica gel.

Use only the specified silicone grease for the silicone O-ring, as otherwise the
O-ring surface may deteriorate and water leakage may be caused.

Do not use adhesive for repairs or other purposes. When repair is required,
please contact a dealer or a service station of our company.

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Handling the Product

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Use or storage of the product at the following locations may cause defective operation, defects,
trouble, damage, fire, internal clouding, or water leakage. Always avoid these locations.

Places where high temperatures exist, such as in direct sunlight, in a closed vehicle, etc.,
and/or where extreme differences in temperatures exist.

Places where there is a lot of dust.

Places where there are open fires.

Places subject to vibrations.

Places where volatile chemicals are stored or used.

Water deeper than 40 meters.

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This product is made of polycarbonate resin with excellent impact resistance, but it may
be damaged by scraping against rocks etc. It also may break when it hits hard objects or
is dropped.

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This product is not a case to soften impacts to the camera inside the product. When this
product with a digital camera inside it is subjected to impacts or heavy objects are placed onto
it, the digital camera may become damaged. Please handle the product with sufficient care.

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When the product is not used for a long time, the waterproof performance may drop
because of deterioration of the O-ring etc. Before use, always perform the advance test
and the final check.

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Do not apply excessive force to the port mount, TTL cable connector, tripod socket, etc.

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Do not use the following chemicals for cleaning, corrosion prevention, prevention of fogging,
repair or other purposes. When these are used for the Case directly or indirectly (with the
chemicals in vaporized state), they may cause cracking under high pressure or other problems.

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Do not perform operations other than specified in this instruction manual, do not remove
or modify parts other than specified, and do not use parts other than specified.
Any troubles in taking pictures or with the equipment resulting from the above actions
shall be outside the guarantee.

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OLYMPUS IMAGING CORP. shall be in no way responsible for accidents involving
immersion of a digital camera in water.

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OLYMPUS IMAGING CORP. shall not pay any compensation for accidents (injury or
material damage) at the time of use.

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